Today in many places even making eye contact with another can be construed as sexual assault. It is reasonable to assume that an affectionate gesture by a holy founder might be misapprehended by a an uptight religious or even a pro gay prelate, don't you think?Oremus pro Pere Marie-Do

There is an underclass in UAE who work in virtual slavery, where unions are illegal, and among whom are Christians, thousands of Catholics from the subcontinent and the Philippines. These are on the periphery of society. Why is there no invocation of divine blessings from the one elected to serve them as Servus Servorum Dei.

There is an underclass in UAE from the subcontinent among whom are many Christian Catholics who work in virtual slavery and are on the periphery of the society. What about an invocation of God's blessings upon them who you have been appointed to serve as Servus Servorum Dei.

Even Muslims do not share Francis' understanding of the Divine Will. So his claim is not only a sin against the First Commandment; but also is absurd. Since he has signed the document, it is legally definitive. What a disgrace!

Dear Lady, how pathetic "they" is not a phrase! She obviously didn't have a grammar teacher, well she is American isn't she? What she is arguing is that an individual is plural which is nonsense. "I won't be hearing from her" corrected to I won't be hearing from "them"...idiotic.

The greater rejection of the Gospel and the cause of serious harm to human dignity is the refusal to communicate with those who question aberrant teachings and inconsistencies of the current pontiff. Render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's.

This man is unfortunate...appointed a bishop out of political correctness...only because he is a migrant. He habitually does not uphold Catholic teaching, but imposes his personal unorthodox opinions. Clearly he has little or no knowledge of Church history or the decrees of Ecumenical Councils.

Home-schooling is essential where the local parochial or private schools teach humanities and science ideologically, ie opposed to the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Besides, the nobility invariably home schooled, employing tutors. These days there are brilliant programmes available.

Adjectives qualify; adverbs modify. This grammatical principle is overlooked too often and esp in US English usage. There is no such thing as a Latino Catholic, There is a Catholic Latino. Accordingly, there cannot be an LGBTQ Catholic, which means some variant of Catholicity. Once, literacy was a pre-requisite for ordination.

"And He said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour with me? Stay awake and pray that you may not enter into temptation. For the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matt 26: 40-1, Mk 14: 37-8. Does the Pope not meditate these words? Are Catholics so pusillanimous that they cannot worship God for at least an our a week? This shepherd is failing the sheep.

He is correct in saying that Vat II was a disaster. Vat II claimed to be Pastoral rather than an Ecumenical Council. This was the disaster as we can see from the non pastoral results: breakdown in religious life; abandonment of the priesthood; abandonment of the sacraments; heretical teaching in schools, universities and seminaries; episcopal wolves in the sheepfold. What more could you want?? I …More

He is correct in saying that Vat II was a disaster. Vat II claimed to be Pastoral rather than an Ecumenical Council. This was the disaster as we can see from the non pastoral results: breakdown in religious life; abandonment of the priesthood; abandonment of the sacraments; heretical teaching in schools, universities and seminaries; episcopal wolves in the sheepfold. What more could you want?? I am all for Fr Hesse's analysis.

Clearly this woman is a protestant, even though she imagines she is a Catholic. This is no different from the 16th century so called Reformation. If she was an active worker in the parish she should have known better and should have been dismissed. Furthermore the writer of the report referred to the Blessed Eucharist as "the bread". This is heresy. This is not just about Feminism, this is …More

Clearly this woman is a protestant, even though she imagines she is a Catholic. This is no different from the 16th century so called Reformation. If she was an active worker in the parish she should have known better and should have been dismissed. Furthermore the writer of the report referred to the Blessed Eucharist as "the bread". This is heresy. This is not just about Feminism, this is Protestantism and Heresy with a dashing of ignorance.

This language (grammar) is appalling: The penitent is singular therefore the verb must be singular. "the penitent died in HIS sleep. What a stupid politically correct Dominican. Shame! Not uplifting at all.

Quite unscholarly, sadly...there was no Israel then, it was Palestine....he sees himself as another Paul!! "You carry the wounds of a shameful past" pace Dr Mannix. Very peripheral indeed and so much slang.